Write the Phrase as a Mathematical Expression

Multiple Choice

Write the phrase as a mathematical expression. Use x to represent the number. Combine like terms if possible.
-A number multiplied by 2, added to -5, subtracted from 2 times the sum of 9 times the number

A) 2( -5 + x) + 2( 9x + 4) ; 20x - 6
B) 2x - 5 + 2( 9 + 4x) ; 10x + 20
C) 2( 9x + 4) - [ 2x + ( -5) ]; 16x + 13
D) 2( -5 + x) + 2( 9 + 4x) ; 6x + 8